Transport committee  It certainly is. We have had vessels of all sizes as well.

Transport committee  Oh, I'm sorry, that's the unrecouped part. That's right. It was close to $200,000. What we received from the ship-source pollution fund was $43,000 of the $46,000.

Transport committee  That's right. It didn't cover the legal costs. We're still out almost $150,000.

Transport committee  Yes, that is correct.

Transport committee  Yes, we certainly did lose revenue from the fact that it was sitting there. We didn't only lose the unpaid wharfage fees that the owner wasn't paying us; we certainly lost revenue from ships that couldn't use that space.

Transport committee  It certainly is. I guess a point, too, that always concerned us was that when the Farley Mowat did sink at our wharf, it cost I think close to $500,000 to refloat that. That was a bill that the taxpayers of Canada had to foot unnecessarily.

Transport committee  Hi, Bernadette. The cost was $148,000, which is pretty significant for a small community.

Transport committee  How much was recouped, Dylan? Was it $43,000?

Transport committee  Thank you. The lessons learned and the value of this legislation are, first, that a vessel can be derelict and cause extensive hardship even when the owner is known. Second, even if they have value, derelict vessels can be an enormous burden on our communities and marine facilit

Transport committee  Thank you. My name is Karen Mattatall, mayor of the Town of Shelburne. The CAO, Dylan Heide, and I will sort of be tag-teaming this. We certainly agree with Mayor Mitchell and many of his comments. However, Shelburne is a coastal community; we have about 1,743 residents; we're